Sir Brian Urquhart
(1919-)

Former Undersecretary-General of the UN
Helped found the UN; advised many Secretaries-General since


1984 Four Freedoms Awards

1986, 1987 AFSC Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
2010 Dag Hammarskjöld Inspiration Award

birthdate: February 28
birthplace:
Bridport, Dorset, England

QUOTES

I think idealism is the only form of realism because unless you're idealistic to some extent, you don't have anything to look forward to, you don't have anywhere to go. And I think there's no point in being pessimistic. After all, we're only on this world once as far as we know. You might as well make the best of it.

the United States is the only country that actually makes money out of the UN, contrary to the general belief, because the UN is located in the in the United States and spends a lot of money here, much more than the U.S. pays in dues.

The mythology about the UN is absolutely breathtaking. People believe it costs a great deal of money to the United States. Completely untrue: it doesn't. The United States makes a net gain. People believe it's a world government, although the UN is a pathetically weak organization which improvises in emergencies to try to prevent the worst from happening.

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